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PRESIDENT TAFT
ENDS A SPECIAL
MESSAGE TODAY
Matter of a Tariff for the
Philippines the Subject
of Message
URGES PASSAGE OF BILL
Message Transmits Proposed Tariff
Revision Law For the Philippine
Islands and Urges Passage at the
Same Time as the Payne Bill
Present Philippine Regulations Are
Difficult and Cumbersome For
'American Merchants' and Export,
ers Bill Now Prepared Was
Drawn by Tariff Experts and Will
Simplify Matters-WiU Give,
Within Certain Limitations, Free
Trade.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 15 The fol
- lowing message from tbe president is
sent to congress upon the question of
a tariff for the Philippines and which
was accompanied by letters to the
president from the secretary of war
and General C. R. Edwards, .chief of
the bureau of insular affairs of the
war department was read before
congress today. ..:
The document was prepared yes
terday before the president left for
New York.
-""To the senate and house of repre
sentatives:
"I transmit herewith a communica
tlon from the secretary of war, en.
closing-one from the chief of the
bureau of insular affairs, in which is
transmitted a proposed tariff rcvie-
. ion law for the Philippine Islands.
"This measure revises the present
Philippine tariff, simplifies it and
makes it conform as nearly as possi
ble to the regulations of the customs
laws of the United States, especially
.with respect to packing and pack
ages. The present Philippine regula
tions have bcencumbersome and dif
ficult for American merchants and ex
porters to comply with. Its purpose
is to meet the new conditions that
will ariso under the section of the
pending United States tariff bill which
provides, with certain limitations, for
free trade between the United States
and the islands. It is drawn with a
view to preserving fo the islands as
much customs revenue as possible,
and to protect In a reasonable meas
ure those industries which now exist
In the Islands.
"The bill now transmitted has been
drawn by a board of tariff experts, of
which the Insular collector of cus
toms, Colonel George R. Colton, was
the president. The board held
great many open meetings in Ma
nila and conferred fully with repre
sentatives of all business, interests In
the Philippine Islands.- It is of great
Importance to the wellfare of the
Island- that the bill should be passed
at the same time with the pending
Payne bill, with special reference to
the provisions of what it was pre
pared.
"I respectfully recommend that
this bill be enacted at the present
session of congress as one Incidental
to and required by the passage of the
-"Payne bill.
(Signed) "WILLIAM H. TAFT.
"The White House,
' "War Department,
"Washington, April 3, 1909.
"My Deaf Mr. President:
"I enclose herewith a proposed
tariff revision act for the Philippine
Islands and request that the same be
transmitted to congress In such man
' ner a may be deemed advisable with
a view to Its passage at the present
session. '
, "I also Inclose herewith a letter
to me from General Edwards, the
chief .of the bureau of Insular Affairs,
which explains the matter in detail.
. "I have not had time to examine
the bill in detail, and have not suffic
ient acquaintance with the subject to
say whether or not it Js what It
should be, but General Edwards, who
Is familiar with the batter, recom
mends it, and I have no doubt that
with your own familiarity with the
subject you will be able to dispose
of it. - , 'V;-; . -.
"Sincerely yours,
"J. M. DICKINSON,
"Tbe president.,"
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' i. "War Department, , ; ' 1
"Bureau of Insular Affairs, ,
"Washington, 'April 1, 10."
. . "S!r- have tbe honor to transmit
herewith a proposed tariff revision
act (or tle Philippine Maud.! an4 xk-
quest that the same be transmitted
to congress in such manner as may
be deemed advisable, with a view to
Its passage at the present session.
"This measure Is a complete revis
ion of the present Philippine tariff,
drafted with a view to simplifying
the law and making it conform as
nearly as possible to the customs laws
of the United States, especially with
respct to packing and packages. In
which particular the present Philip
pine regulations are cumbersome and
difficult to comply with.
"The purpose of the bill is also to
meet the conditions which will arise
under the free trade provisions of the
Payne bill, to save as much customs
revenue as possible to the Jslands un
der those conditions, and at the same
time to protect in reasonable meas
ure the paying Industries now operat
ing in the Islands.
"It will be understood that the re
suit of the free admission of Amerl
can goods Into the Philippine Islands
must revolutionize business in the
Philippines and unless the adoption
of that policy is accompanied by
revision of the present Philippine
tariff it will be disastrous to some im
porsant Industries in the islands, and
also result-in such serious loss to the
customs revenue as to embarrass the
Philippine government.
"The bill now presented has been
In course of preparation, by special
direction of the secretary of war,
since March 1, 1908, and was finally
Tawn by a board of tariff exnerts.
of which the Insular collector of cus
toms, Colonel Georee R. Colton. war
the president, after numerous open
meetings In Manila and full confer
ence with representatives of all In
terests in the Philippine Islands to
be affected thereby. .
"It has had publicity In the United
States, and It Is believed that con
tending interests have been recon
ciled, and as far as schedules are con
erned, it should meet with no opposi
tion. For Instance, the schedules re
lating to the Introduction of tobacco,
bumatra leaf, and sugar, are made
identical with the." pending Payne
bill, and therefore have removed the
apprehension that these goods can be
imported into the Philippine Islands
at a less tariff rate and thence into
the United States free as the growth
and product of the Philippine Islands,
"The proposed revision has the ap
proval of the governor-general and
government he represents in the
Philippine Islands.
"It Is therefore respectfully sug
gested that this bill be presented as
soon as practicable and the Import
ance of its passage at this session of
congress, for the reasons stated, be
Impressed upon that body.
"Very respectfully yours,
"C. R. EDWARDS,
"Brigadier-General, U. S. A.,
"Chief of Bureau.
"The Honorable,
"The Secretary of War."
MATERIAL FOR TRIAL
OF PETER G. HAINS
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, April IB District At
torney Dewltt, of Queens county, to
day declared that in the finding of
John Tonning, the missing witness In
the trial of Thornton Jenkins Hains
for complicity in the murder of Wil
liam E. Annls at the Bayslde Yacht
Club, he had secured material for the
trial of Captain Peter C. Hains, which
begins next Mdnday.
"He saw the killing," said Mr. De
wltt, "and he will testify that Capt,
Hains' actions were cool and calm
and deliberate. He did not act like
an Insane man."
Mr. Dewltt now has detectives at
work Ifi- New Orleans looking up the
record of the captain there and he
will send men to other cities to se
cure evidence to offset the plea of In
sanity. WANT GAMBLING .
IN WHEAT STOPPED
TBy Leased Wire to "The Times)
Terre Haute, Ind., April IBThe
convention of the Indiana Associa
tion of Master Bakers has adopted
resolutions asking the Indiana dele
gation In congress to legislate to
stop the gambling In wheat at once"
that the people of the country have a
lght to demand action by congress;
also that sugar be placed on the free
list. - '. . .;
The delegates were unanimously of
the opinion that the price of bread
must be raised to 6 cents soon,' Jas.
A. Pattst was scored by 1 all who
Spoke. '-. ' .- . .
. Gates Denies Rumor.
(By Leasod Wire to The Times) '
New York, April 4 18 John W.
Gates made an emphatic denial today
et the report that he Intended taking
charge of .the affairs tit the Waters
Pierce on cmpa,ny y tm, , . .. $
CAPITAL CITY
tan of Washington Go
Out On a Gleaning Up
Crusade
BAND 1000 STRONG
More Than a Thousand . Women of
Washington at a Prearranged Hour
This Morning Made An Inspection
of the Streets, Parks and Alley.
Crusade and Inspection Lasted Two
Hours But Already .the City Looks
Cleaner Than Before Mrs. P. C.
Coville, President of ' the Club,
Talks of the Work She Is Going to
o.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 15 Carrying
out the "spotless town crusade" of
the Twentieth Century Club of Wash
ington, which has been formed to
help make the city one of the clean
est In the country, more than a thous
and women members of the club at 9
o'clock this morning simultaneously
left their homes and made an inspec
tion of the streets, alleys, parkwayB
and sidewalks In their immediate
neighborhood.. At 9 o'clock Mrs. F.
C. Coville, the president of the club
and originator of the cleaning, cru
sade, made a tour of Inspection of the
city in a big automobile. The inspec
tion and crusade was over in two
hours and the city already looks
much cleaner. .- -.-,,---r.-. ft'" V.;---
Seen at her residence this after
noon, Mrs. Coville talked of the work
the club is going to do.
"We have more than 1,000 meirl-
bers,'f said Mrs. Coville, "and we in
tend to keep Washington as clean as
possible. The street cleaning depart
ment has promised Its hearty cooper
ation, and with our assistance the
capital should' at all times be as clean
as a pin. The club has appointed me
permanent chairman with authority
to appoint a committee of four.: This
committee wlK make it its business to
see that the city is kept clean at all
times." '
WANTS GOVERNMENT
TO STOP WHEAT CORNER
( Dy Leased WJro to The Times)
Washington, April 13 Secretary
of State Knox said today he had re
ceived a telegram from George S.
Ward, of Pittsburg, asking the gov
ernment to put an end to the wheat
corner in Chicago. Mr. Knox turned
the telegram over to Attorney-Gen
eral Wlckersham. He said that the
deimitme.it of justice and not the
state department would necessarily
consider matters of this kind. The
Investigation will begin at once.
Anti-Trust Law Will Do.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
WashingtonApril 15 In speaking
of the Patten wheat corner In Chi
cago, Representative Townsend said
this morning that he had no idea
where the story 'originated that he
would introduce a bill to prosecute
persons who may seek to corner ne
cessities of life, such as foodstuffs.
He added that if Patten has violated
the law In restraint of trade he ought
to be prosecuted under the Sherman
anti-trust law. Mr, Townsend does
not regard the presont flurry In
wheat as anything serious and be
lieves that in a few days the price of
wheat wil lgo to' the other extreme.
In his opinion there is plenty of law
on the statute books to Cover the
case. i , v
PASSENGERS SNOWED IN.
Train Stopped on the Summit of the
Rockies for Three Days. '
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Denver, Col., April 15 Scventy-
flve passengers who were sitywed In
on a pasesnger train on the summit
of the Rockies for three days have
beenrescued fter walking two miles
to
a relief train. During their long
imprisonment they slept in day
coaches and subsisted on provisions
taken from the express car and from
freight train ' stalled ' near them.
There, was plenty- of coal andihthe
carf WW! ltJ fcented, o v-.
TS A TARIFF
SSIDNTO
REyipMFF
Sen. Beverage Introduced Bill
Providing for Tariff as
Amendment to Payne Bill
OTHER BILLS IN SENATE
Senate Met Today At Noon and After.
a Short Session Adjourned Until
Monduy Bcveridge Says That
There is Xo Open Opposition to His
Amendment Senator Bailey Of
fers an Amendment Providing for
an Income Tax Tariff Bill Return
ed to the House in Order That
Standard Oil Joker May be Eli mi
noted.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, AprE 15 The senate
met today at noon.
: Senator Beverldge re-introduced
his bill providing for a tariff commls
sion as an amendment to the Payne
bill. He asserted the bill has more
Bupport than any similar measure In
troduced since the civil war, and that
no man In public life has made a sin
gle objection to it. The only objec
tion mado was expressed by senators
in private. He announced that be
fore the Payne bill passed he would
ask that it be discussed thoroughly.
Senator Daniel introduced a biK to
protect the monuments on the battle
field of Bull Run. A bill was Intro
duced, by Senator Root authorizing
the construction of a bridge 7across
the Niagara River at Niagara Falls,
N. Y.," and another by Senator La
follette to create a tariff commission.
Senator Guggenheim introduced a bill
providing for a national park In Colo
rado and Senator Borah one for the
purchase of 50,000 acres of land In
Idaho for the use of the Soldiers and
Sailors home.
Senator Bailey offered his amend
ment to the Payne bill, which deals
with an Income tax. He said he of
fered It at this time in order to allow
any changes to be made on the sug
gestion of senators. He said his
amendment was not linlike the bill of
1894. This amendment increases the
taxation from 2 to 3 per cent on In
comes. He said he did not feel that
the people should submit this ques
tion again to the supreme court. The
amendment provides for a tax on all
incomes over ?5,000. He asked that
it be laid on the table. Senator Aid
rich asked what amount of revenue
this amendment would provide, to
which Senator Bal'.ey replied that It
would raise between $70,000,000 and
$80,000,000 on a 3 per cent basis.
Senator Lodge Introduced a bill
providing for an assistant appraiser
at the port of Boston. A petition
was introduced by Senator Gallinger
from the New Hampshire legislature,
asking for a reduction on the duties
on raw and refined sugars.
On motion of Senator Aldrlch the
tariff bill was returned to the house
In order to allow the change to be
made In reference to the alleged pe
troleum "joker." Senator Aldrlch
said he had Intended asking that the
tariff bill be considered today, but
owing to the bKI going back to the
house he would defer the discussion
until next Monday. He said he be
lieved the committee amendments
would be reported In aboitt ten days.
The senate then went into executive
session on, motion of Senator Kean.
A few minutes later, It adjourned till
Monday.1
WARSHIPS FOR TURKEY.
British and French Warships Ready
to Take a Hand.
(By Cable to The Times)
London, April 15 It Is reported
that two British warships at Malta
have been ordered to be in readiness
for orders to sail Into Turkish wa
ters. The report was dented by the
minister of tbe admiralty today but
there 1b good authority for it. France
has two crulders in readiness at Tou
lon to sail for Turkish waters if the
affairs warrant it.
HENRI LEMOINE ARRESTED.
"Diamond Manufacturer' Picked Cp
in City of Paris.
(By Cable to The Times)
Paris, April IS Henri Lemoine,
the "diamond manufacturer" of
France, who was supposed to be In
hiding in Greece or Egypt, was ar
rested In Paris, where he has been
freely showing himself on the streets
and la the Blo..haHs wHb no other.
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disguise than a shaven chin and a
mustache trained upward.
Sir Julius Wernher, his chief vic
tim, lost $300,000.
Lemoine had latdly been living In
London, after visiting several conti
nental cities.
MORE MILITARY APPOINT
MENTS ARE MADE TODAY,
Governor Kitcliln today completed
his military appointments, with the
exception of the medical department,
by appointing the following:
Commissary General's Department.
W. L. McGhee, colonel ; Thos. R.
Orrell, lieutenant-colonel; R. 9.
Rheinhart, of Llncolnton, Major; J.
W. Little, of Wilmington, major;
Roger Gant, of Burlington, major;
C. A. Hunt, of Lexington, major. ;
Engineering Corps.
.Thomas B. Whitted, of Charlotte,
major.
Inspector-General's Department.
J. C. Michie, of Durham, major.
Commissions will be issued to the
new officers at once. The appoint
ments in the medical department will
be made In a few days.
J. E. WALKER HOME.
Lieutenant-Governor of Guam on Way
Home to Charlotte.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
, San Francisco, April 15 Lieutenant-commander
J. E. Walker,
lieutenant-governor of Guam, has ar
rived here on the transport Sheridan,
en route to his home at Charlotte.
N. C. He Is soon to go to Venezuela
on a diplomatic mission, the nature of
which he says he does not yet know.
AKTIST A SUICIDE.
Mental Depression and 111 Health the
Cause of Hash Act,
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Atlanta, April 15 William Lycett,
the well-known artist and china dec
orator, committed suicide this morn
ing by shooting himself through the
head with an old army pistol at his
home in West Peaehtree street.
Mental depression induced by con
tinued ill health is believed to have
been the cause of Mr. Lycett's act. ,
McGraw Kisses Wrong Woman.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Minneapolis, Minn., April 15 Har
old McGraw kissed the wrong woman
at the union depot in St. Paul. He
was bidding goodbye to his wife, pre
paratory to taking train for Dakota.
Just as he turned to embrace his wife
the other woman got In the way and
received the kiss instead. McGraw
tried to dodge a blow aimed for his
face by the woman's husband. Ex
planations followed, but McGraw has
a black eye.
DEMENTED WOMAN
STABS AN OFFICER
(By Leased fare to The Times)
Chicago, April 15 Chief of Police
Shaffer, of Evanston, was stabbed In
the face and severely injured today
by a woman believed to be demented.
The woman, Miss Esther Moline,
828 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, who
has been an Inmate of two asylums,
attacked him with a pair of scissors
when the chief endeavored to take
her. Into custody.
Chief Shaffer was stabbed In the
side of the face, the scissors being
broken, and much of the flesh cut
away. His left wrist was also gash
ed and his glasses smashed In the en
counter and he la In a serious condi
tions MISSOURI WILL HAVE
VOTE ON PROHIBITION
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Jefferson City, Mo., April 15 By
a vote of 86 to 61 the house passed a
resolution to submit a prohibition
constitutional airlendniont to the vote
of the people at the regular election
In November, 1010. If the resolu
tion passes the senate the governor's
signature will not be necessary. It
18 said the senate is friendly to It.
It the amendment Is adopted by the
voters of the state It will become ef
fective January 1, 1913, and will
stop the sale of intoxicating liquors
in Missouri and close all saloons,
breweries and distilleries in the state.
Building and Loan Booklet.
The Raleigh Building and Loan As
sociation has just Issued a beautiful
booklet, showing the buildings built
by the. Building ft Loan In Raleigh.
It also gives some valuable Informa
tion about the building, and loan bus
iness that will be interesting to any
one. -They will be given out tomor
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PROVISIONS OF
PROPOSED BILL
II
List of tbe Articles Prohibit
ed in the Proposed New
Tariff Measure
HOW DUTIES ARE PAID
Bill Provides That Articles Prom
Abroad, Except as Otherwise Pro
vided, Shall be Deemed as Having
Been Imported AU Goods in
Transit to the Islands at the Time
the Act Goes Into Effect and Arriv
ing Not Later Than Sixty Days
From That Date Shall be Entered
Vnder the Provisions of the Old
' Law.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 15 The pro
posed tariff revision law for the Phil
ippines, as prepared by General Ed
wards of the Insular bureau of the
war department provides in part, that
any articles, goods, wares, or mer
chandise from abroad, except as
otherwise provided, and entering the
jurisdiction of the Philippine Islands
In any manner whatsoever shall be
deemed as having been imported
within the meaning of this act. ' All
goods, etc., in transit to the islands
at the time' the act goes Into effect,
and arlvlng not later than sixty days
from that date shaK be entered un
der the provision of the previous law.
The importation of the following
articles ; is prohibited, except in ac
cordance with the acts of the Philip
pine legislature: dynamite, gunpow
der and similar explosives, flre-arms
and detached parts thereof, books.
pamphlets, printed matters, manu
scripts, typewritten matter, paintings,
illustrations, figures, objects of ob
scene or indecent character or sub
versive of public order, roulette
wheeis, gambling outfits, loaded dice,
marked cards, machines, apparatus
or mechanical devices used in gam
bling or In distribution of money, ci
gars or other articles when such dis
tribution is dependent on chance.
Any article violating the provision
of the pure food law.
Lottery tickets, or advertisements
thereof, opium In any form, excent
by
the government and pharmacis's.
Duties are to be paid in money of
the United States or its equivalent
in Philippine money.
The metric system of weights and
measures is to be continued. Ar
ticles of foreign growth ov manufac
ture, shall be dutiable on each Impor
tation, though previously exported
from tbe islands.
No article shall pay a higher rate
of duty than 100 percent ad valorem
except when otherwise provided.
Coal and coke shall be taxed 25 per
cents per I 000 kilos.
Provision is made for taxation of
sugar as follows: Raw, gross weight
per 100 kilos, $3.70; refined, includ
ing weight of immediate containers.
4.20; molasses and syrups, not
otherwise provided for, in bulk, gross
weight, 1 2 per kilos; in small pack
ages, 3 per 100 kilos; glucose, gross
weight, $1.60 per 100 kilos; saccha
rine, $2 per kilo; candies, 25 percent
ad valorem; coffee, unroaeted, $5.30
per 100 kilos; roasted coffee, $7 per
100 kilos; In packages of Cess than 3
kilos, $9 per 100 kilos.
The following articles are placed
on the free list: Raw cotton, oakum,
vegetable fibre, paper pulp and pa
per stock, hops and malt, ice, breed
ing animals (if with pedigree); com
mercial samples (the v.alue of any
single Importation to be not more
than $5,000; wearing apparel, ve
hicles, horses, furniture (In bond)
and professional Implements.
. (By Leased Wire to The Times)
. . Washington, "April 15--The house
met at noon, with more than 100
members in attendance. The presi
dent message was received, and at
ine conclusion or its reading was re
ferred to the committee on .ways and
means., ., t .
On motion of Representative Payne
tbe house at 12:16 adjourned to
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